Water is supplied to the City of Vaughan from the City of
Toronto and the Region of Peel.Toronto
and Peel use water from Lake Ontario which is treated for domestic
consumption.York Region purchases water
from Toronto and Peel, the wholesale suppliers to Vaughan. The City of Vaughan
is the retail supplier of water to the consumer.

The City of Vaughan Water Services Department is
responsible for the uninterrupted supply and distribution of safe, potable
drinking water to all residential, industrial, commercial and institutional
customers.

Water
Distribution:

York Region owns and operates large metering chambers,
pumping stations, storage reservoirs and large diameter trunk watermains. The
City of Vaughan owns, operates and maintains the pumping stations, watermains,
fire hydrants and service connections.

The City of Vaughan’s water distribution system conveys
water across the City from an elevation of 143m to 240m and as a result, it is
split into 7 pressure districts to reflect these elevation changes.

Pumping stations are required to deliver water at an acceptable
pressure range where water is pumped up in stages of about 30 meters per lift. This
allows all water customers to be served with water within an acceptable range
of pressure. York Region owns two pumping stations within the City of Vaughan
to assist with this operation.

York Region also owns 7 reservoirs in the City. These
reservoirs are required to provide stored water for three purposes:

·Additional supply required during short term
high demand periods

·Fire fighting

·Emergency (watermain breaks, power
failure)

·The Environmental Services Department is
responsible for maintaining the watermain distribution system in Kleinburg